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HIGHSCHOOL BASKETBALL All-American Game Girls:3:30 p.m., ESPNU. All-American Game Boys: 6 p.m., ESPN. NHL HOCKEY Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins: 5p.m., NBCSN. Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks: 7:30p.m., NBCSN. TENNIS ATP Miami Open Men's and Women's Quarterfinal: 10a.m., ESPN2. ATP Miami Open Men's and Women's Quarterfinal: 4p.m., ESPN2. Ontheair ing,stoppedhisrouteand got his head around fast to make the catch before sprinting to the end zone. "That's when we knew this kid's special," Hogan said. "He'd done his home- work and knows how to ex- ecute on the field." Hogan said every player recognized McCaffrey's talents even before train- ing camp. He recalled go- ing up to quarterbacks and wide receivers coach Tavita Pritchard last sum- mer and telling him Mc- Caffrey needed to play as a freshman, which is rare at Stanford, where players often redshirt and stay five years. "Tavita already knew," Hogan said. "It was known by everybody that he's a very special player and has got a lot of talent." Finding ways to get McCaffrey more involved proved to be a bigger chal- lenge. Stanford coach David Shaw indicated that Mc- Caffrey, like most young running backs, needed to improve in pass protec- tion. He also said McCaf- frey didn't have a full grasp of the Cardinal's compli- cated offense, which con- stantly changes plays and protections at the line of scrimmage. Shaw and his staff gave McCaffrey a package of plays to learn, as they have with most freshmen to ease their transition. But McCaffrey wasn't most freshmen. He averaged 9.3 yards per touch, often dodging defenders and running away from them. He had 59 touches — 42 rushes and 17 receptions — on offense, which left many fans frus- trated during a season the two-time defending Pac-12 champions finished 8-5 in large part because of a lack of points. McCaffrey said he knew "100 percent" of the play- book by the end of the sea- son. As a result, Shaw said there are no restrictions on McCaffrey anymore. "Now it's taking the reins off and let's go. He's got to know it all," Shaw said. The Cardinal could cer- tainly use McCaffrey more. Stanford's rotation of running backs struggled to carry the offense last sea- son the same way work- horses such as Tyler Gaff- ney, Stepfan Taylor and Toby Gerhart had in the past. The offensive line had problems early on, and without a balanced attack, so did Hogan in the pass- ing game. Stanford figures to go with a running back-by- committee approach again, with McCaffrey, Barry Sanders and Remound Wright leading the way. But Shaw would love for one player to emerge from the group, which is why he asked each of them to bulk up and prepare their bod- ies for the grind of being an every-down back. McCaffrey has heeded his coach's word already. He said he's at about 205 pounds — up from 197 at the end of last season — and his upper body looks noticeably more muscular. McCaffrey still works out with the running backs group in practice. He stud- ies video and gets repeti- tions at wide receiver be- fore or after practice, catching passes from Ho- gan in the slot or out wide, which makes it tough to categorize exactly what po- sition he plays. "Just a playmaker. It doesn't matter where he is," Hogan said. "He's just a playmaker when he gets the ball in his hands." McCaffrey FROM PAGE 1 Kentucky played the sea- son's first few weeks with Calipari replacing his en- tire starting lineup after about five minutes into the game, sooner if he wasn't getting the results or en- ergy he wanted. Calipari has also platooned against weaker schools, beginning both halves with the ap- proach. A season-ending knee injury to junior forward Alex Poythress in De- cember thrust 6-foot-10 Trey Lyles into the start- ing lineup, changing sub- stitutions to whatever the matchup or situation de- manded. And in the NCAA Tour- nament, the combinations have worked for Kentucky. There have been times where the Wildcats have featured a three-guard lineup with 6-6 twins An- drew and Aaron Harrison and 5-9 Tyler Ulis together in the backcourt, or some two-guard combination of those three along with shooter Devin Booker. Ken- tucky has also gone to their big-man lineup, pairing Johnson and fellow 7-footer Willie Cauley-Stein for short stints, and blended them with 6-11 Karl-An- thony Towns, 6-9 Marcus Lee and Lyles in two- or three-man sets. "He doesn't get enough credit for his coaching," Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. "For all the pluses of knowing that maybe you got better talent than most teams, you also got other issues. I don't know many guys that could have jug- gled that at Kentucky like he has." Calipari's mixing hasn't hurt overall playing time for the Wildcats' nine reg- ulars, who average 11.1 to 25.8 minutes per game. But players such as Cauley- Stein and Ulis have each logged 30-plus minutes at least once while Lee and Johnson have seen their time decrease. Johnson isn't concerned because the Wildcats are still winning, which is all that matters. "When you come here, he's going to put you into position to succeed," he said. "You've just got to em- brace it and buy into the team culture." The Wildcats certainly had to buy into teamwork during Saturday night's tense 68-66 Midwest re- gion-clinching victory over Notre Dame, a game that Calipari admittedly tried "every combination I could" to stay in a contest they trailed by six points with just over six minutes remaining. The coach continually shuffled players in and out down the stretch and got results on both ends as Kentucky made its last nine shots along with sev- eral crucial defensive stops to remain unbeaten. No- body talked about minutes afterward, just that every hand on deck participated. It's been that way all sea- son, in any combination. "Being on a team like this where we're winning, making history and shar- ing, there's nothing like this," Booker said. "I'm en- joying the moment." Wildcats FROM PAGE 1 any time we could watch the Giants, we did." Maxwell, 31, came to the Giants this spring hoping to stay. A non-roster invi- tee, he knew he had to pro- duce at the plate to force his way onto the roster. Af- ter a slow start, he did ex- actly that. He came off the bench Tuesday to drive in three runs and lift his exhi- bition average to .349. With an opt-out in his contract in Tuesday, the Giants thought enough of Maxwell that they created space for him by taking a former first-round pick off the 40-man roster. Out- fielder Gary Brown was designated for assignment. A right-handed power hitter who stands an im- posing 6-foot-5, Maxwell is expected to back up at all three outfield spots and come off the bench against left-handed relievers. "He's had a great spring," said Bochy, shortly before calling Maxwell into his office where vice president Bobby Evans was waiting with the contract. "After a little bit of a rough go at the start, he's playing as well as anybody. We had him come off the bench, which is going to be a role for him here." Maxwell said he had a good feeling a few days ago, when the Giants optioned several outfielders includ- ing Juan Perez. But when he spoke to his father, he tried not to raise his hopes. Maxwell remembered hav- ing a good spring for the Yankees in 2012, when he was out of minor league op- tions, and the club waited until the final day to put him on waivers. "I went home and missed opening day and then later on the Astros gave me a shot," said Maxwell, who hit 18 homers in 315 at-bats for Houston that season. "Ever since then, I've just tried to take it day by day." Maxwell's parents are both retired dentists; he mostly grew up outside Washington D.C. while his father worked for the Na- tional Naval Medical Cen- ter, which also furnishes dentists for White House staff including the Presi- dent. His father still sees patients at the Pentagon, so Maxwell wasn't sure if he'd make the trip to Ar- izona to watch his son be introduced as a Giant on opening day. "But he's surprised me before," Maxwell said. Maxwell's mission began three weeks before pitch- ers and catchers reported, when he arrived to start work with hitting coach Hensley "Bam Bam" Meu- lens. They looked at video of his swing over the years, and "I was pretty much do- ing something different on every swing," he said. "All the credit goes to this guy," Meulens said. "He didn't get a lot of results at first and I asked him, 'Hey, stick with it. You have to give it a chance.' He's got his hands in the right spot now, and you see his rhythm and timing at the plate." • Maxwell pinch hit for Gregor Blanco in the sec- ond inning, but Bochy said that Blanco was fine. He just wanted to see Max- well against a left-hander, and the Rockies were start- ing Tyler Matzek. • Second baseman Joe Panik was scratched be- cause he rolled his ankle on Monday. Panik should be available to play on Wednesday, Bochy said. • Tim Lincecum gave up a three-run home run to Nolan Arenado but other- wise pitched well from the stretch in 5 2/3 innings. Af- terward, Bochy reiterated that Lincecum would begin the season in the rotation, as planned. • Matt Duffy picked up an award in the morning and then hit the tiebreak- ing single in the eighth in- ning that sent the Giants to a 4-3 victory at Scotts- dale Stadium. Duffy, who has a .385 average and 1.083 OPS this spring, was voted the recipient of the Barney Nugent Award (for- merly the Harry S. Jordan Award) as the most impres- sive player in his first ma- jor league camp. The award was renamed in honor of Nugent, a beloved Giants trainer from 1993-2003 who passed away last year. Giants FROM PAGE 1 "He's had a great spring. After a little bit of a rough go at the start, he's playing as well as anybody." —GiantsmanagerBruceBochyonJustinMaxwell. Scoreboard Basketball NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L Pct GB z-GoldenState 60 13 .822 — x-Clippers 49 25 .662 111/2 Phoenix 38 37 .507 23 Sacramento 26 47 .356 34 Lakers 20 53 .274 40 Southwest Division W L Pct GB x-Memphis 51 24 .680 — x-Houston 50 24 .676 1/2 San Antonio 48 26 .649 21/2 Dallas 45 29 .608 51/2 New Orleans 39 34 .534 11 Northwest Division W L Pct GB x-Portland 48 25 .658 — Oklahoma City 42 32 .568 61/2 Utah 33 41 .446 151/2 Denver 28 46 .378 201/2 Minnesota 16 58 .216 321/2 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB y-Toronto 44 30 .595 — Brooklyn 33 40 .452 101/2 Boston 33 41 .446 11 Philadelphia 18 57 .240 261/2 New York 14 60 .189 30 Southeast Division W L Pct GB z-Atlanta 56 19 .747 — x-Washington 41 33 .554 141/2 Miami 34 40 .459 211/2 Charlotte 31 42 .425 24 Orlando 22 52 .297 331/2 Central Division W L Pct GB x-Cleveland 48 27 .640 — x-Chicago 45 29 .608 21/2 Milwaukee 36 38 .486 111/2 Indiana 32 42 .432 151/2 Detroit 29 45 .392 181/2 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Monday's games Lakers 113, Philadelphia 111, OT Boston 116, Charlotte 104 Atlanta 101, Milwaukee 88 Toronto 99, Houston 96 Memphis 97, Sacramento 83 Utah 104, Minnesota 84 Portland 109, Phoenix 86 Tuesday's games Detroit 105, Atlanta 95 Brooklyn 111, Indiana 106 San Antonio 95, Miami 81 Golden State at Clippers, (n.) Wednesday's games Philadelphia at Washington, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Orlando, 4 p.m. Detroit at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Indiana at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Brooklyn at New York, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Sacramento at Houston, 5 p.m. Chicago at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Toronto at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Denver at Utah, 6 p.m. Clippers at Portland, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Thursday's games Miami at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Phoenix at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. MEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT FINAL FOUR At Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis National Semifinals Saturday, April 4 Michigan State (27-11) vs. Duke (33-4), 3:09 p.m. Kentucky (38-0) vs. Wisconsin (35-3), 5:49 p.m. National Championship Monday, April 6 Semifinal winners MEN'S NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS At Madison Square Garden New York Tuesday, March 31 Miami 60, Temple 57 Stanford 67, Old Dominion 60 CHAMPIONSHIP Thursday, April 2 Miami (25-12) vs. Stanford (23-13), 6 p.m. Stanford 67, Old Dominion 60 STANFORD (23-13) Nastic 5-9 7-8 17, Randle 6-14 9-12 24, Mar. Allen 3-8 1-1 8, Brown 3-5 5-6 14, R. Allen 0-0 0-0 0, Sanders 0-0 0-0 0, Cart- wright 0-0 0-0 0, Humphrey 0-0 0-0 0, Pickens 0-0 0-0 0, Travis 2-3 0-1 4. Totals 19-39 22-28 67. OLD DOMINION (27-8) Baker 0-3 0-0 0, Bacote 0-4 0-0 0, Free- man 6-24 1-2 13, Taylor 1-2 0-1 2, Arledge 2-6 1-4 5, Palmore 0-1 0-0 0, Douglas 1-4 7-9 9, Clark 0-0 0-0 0, Mosley 4-10 5-7 16, Ross 7-7 1-2 15, Biberaj 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-61 15-25 60. Halftime: Stanford 33-27; 3-Point Goals: Stanford 7-14 (Brown 3-3, Randle 3-8, Mar. Allen 1-3), Old Dominion 3-19 (Mosley 3-8, Palmore 0-1, Arledge 0-1, Freeman 0-2, Douglas 0-2, Baker 0-2, Ba- cote 0-3). Fouled Out_None; Rebounds: Stanford 35 (Travis 8), Old Dominion 36 (Douglas 6). Assists_Stanford 8 (Nastic, Randle, Sanders 2), Old Dominion 11 (Baker, Douglas, Taylor 3); Total Fouls: Stanford 22, Old Dominion 22; A: 7,185. WOMEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT ALBANY REGIONAL Regional Championship Monday, March 30 UConn 91, Dayton 70 SPOKANE REGIONAL Monday, March 30 Maryland 58, Tennessee 48 FINAL FOUR At Tampa, Fla. National Semifinals Sunday, April 5 Notre Dame (35-2) vs. South Carolina (34-2), 3:30 p.m. UConn (36-1) vs. Maryland (34-2), 5:30 p.m. National Championship Tuesday, April 7 Semifinal winners WOMEN'S NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS Wednesday, April 1 UCLA (17-18) at Michigan (20-14), 4 p.m. Temple (20-16) at West Virginia (22-14), 4 p.m. CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday, April 4 Semifinal winners, noon NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Anaheim 78 49 22 7 105 227 216 Vancouver 77 45 27 5 95 224 208 Calgary 77 42 28 7 91 229 204 Los Angeles 76 37 25 14 88 201 192 San Jose 76 37 30 9 83 212 215 Edmonton 76 23 40 13 59 185 255 Arizona 77 23 46 8 54 161 256 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Nashville 78 47 22 9 103 224 193 St. Louis 76 46 23 7 99 229 190 Chicago 76 46 24 6 98 217 176 Minnesota 76 44 25 7 95 219 186 Winnipeg 77 39 26 12 90 217 204 Dallas 77 37 30 10 84 239 248 Colorado 76 35 29 12 82 206 213 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Montreal 77 47 22 8 102 203 174 x-Tampa Bay 78 47 24 7 101 250 204 Detroit 76 40 23 13 93 221 208 Boston 77 39 25 13 91 204 198 Ottawa 76 38 26 12 88 220 204 Florida 77 35 27 15 85 192 210 Toronto 77 29 42 6 64 201 245 Buffalo 76 21 47 8 50 148 255 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-N.Y. Rangers76 48 21 7 103 231 179 Pittsburgh 76 42 23 11 95 210 190 N.Y. Islanders 77 45 27 5 95 235 215 Washington 77 42 25 10 94 227 190 Columbus 76 37 35 4 78 210 234 Philadelphia 76 30 29 17 77 198 219 New Jersey 77 31 33 13 75 170 197 Carolina 76 28 37 11 67 176 208 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot Monday's games Tampa Bay 5, Montreal 3 Vancouver 4, St. Louis 1 Chicago 4, Los Angeles 1 Calgary 5, Dallas 3 Edmonton 4, Colorado 1 Buffalo 4, Arizona 1 Tuesday's games Ottawa 2, Detroit 1, SO Vancouver 5, Nashville 4, SO Boston 3, Florida 2 Washington 4, Carolina 2 Columbus 3, New Jersey 2, OT Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 1 N.Y. Rangers 3, Winnipeg 2 Wednesday's games Toronto at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. Edmonton at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Colorado at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Thursday's games N.Y. Islanders at Columbus, 4 p.m. Washington at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Carolina at Florida, 4:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Calgary at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Vancouver at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Edmonton at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Baseball MLB SPRING TRAINING Monday's games Pittsburgh 18, Philadelphia 4 St. Louis 6, Washington 2 Atlanta 4, Detroit 2 Tampa Bay 6, Baltimore 6, tie, 10 innings N.Y. Mets 7, Miami 1 Seattle 5, Angels 3 Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco 5 San Diego 6, Cincinnati 3 Cleveland 4, Chicago White Sox 1 Oakland 11, Colorado 2 Kansas City 11, Texas 7 Dodgers 4, Arizona 2 Toronto 7, Houston 4 Boston 14, Minnesota 2 Tuesday's games Pittsburgh 7, Detroit 3 N.Y. Mets 2, Washington 0 Boston 11, Tampa Bay (ss) 8 Miami 3, St. Louis 2 Tampa Bay (ss) 4, Baltimore 3 Minnesota 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 Toronto 10, Philadelphia 6 Chicago White Sox 2, Dodgers 1 San Francisco 4, Colorado 3 Chicago Cubs 15, Texas (ss) 10 Cleveland 8, Seattle 6 Cincinnati 10, Milwaukee 4 Oakland 13, Angels 10 Arizona 8, Texas (ss) 7 Houston 8, Atlanta 5 Kansas City vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., (n.) Wednesday's games Atlanta vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Washington vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Detroit vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Boston (ss) vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Toronto vs. Boston (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:05 a.m. St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 10:10 a.m. Dodgers vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. An ge ls v s. O akl an d a t M es a, A ri z. , 1 2: 05 p.m. Cleveland vs. San Francisco at Scotts- dale, Ariz., 1:05 p.m. Arizona vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 1:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 1:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Chicago White Sox (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 1:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 1:05 p.m. Texas vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 4:05 p.m. At Tempe, Ariz. Oakland 004400221— 13 18 1 Los Angeles (A) 004300300— 10 9 1 Zito, P.Venditte (5), R.Alvarez (6), Verdugo (7), J.Fuller (7), B.Wahl (8), F.Rodriguez (9) and Carlin, P.Pohl; J.Alvarez, Street (3), J.Smith (4), G.Mahle (4), Z.Stewart (5), B.Loconsole (7), C.O'Grady (8), Mattheus (9) and C.Perez, Iannetta. W — J.Fuller; L — B.Loconsole; Sv — F.Rodriguez; HRs — Oakland, Canha (5), Carlin (1). Los Angeles (A), Calhoun (1), Freese (2), Cowgill (1). At Scottsdale, Ariz. Colorado 000030000— 3 10 0 San Francisco 01010002x— 4 8 1 Matzek, Bettis (5) and Hundley; Lince- cum, Rapada (6), Kontos (7), Affeldt (8), Casilla (9) and Posey, J.Williams. W — Affeldt; L — Bettis; Sv — Casilla; HRs — Colorado, Arenado (5). Tennis MIAMI OPEN RESULTS Tuesday At The Tennis Center at Crandon Park Key Biscayne, Fla. Purse: Men, $6.27 million (Masters 1000); Women, $5.38 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles MEN Fourth Round Tomas Berdych (8), Czech Republic, def. Gael Monfils (17), France, 6-3, 3-2, retired. Dominic Thiem, Austria, def. Adrian Mannarino (28), France, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5. Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Kevin An- derson (15), South Africa, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. David Ferrer (6), Spain, def. Gilles Simon (12), France, 7-6 (5), 6-0. Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Fernando Verdasco (29), Spain, 6-3, 6-3. Kei Nishikori (4), Japan, def. David Goffin (18), Belgium, 6-1, 6-2. Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-0. WOMEN Quarterfinals Andrea Petkovic (9), Germany, def. Karolina Pliskova (14), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2. Doubles MEN Quarterfinals Vasek Pospisil, Canada, and Jack Sock (2), United States, def. Marin Draganja, Croatia, and Henri Kontinen, Finland, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 10-5. Woman Second Round Monica Niculescu, Romania, and Alex- andra Panova, Russia, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Flavia Pennetta (4), Italy, 3-6, 6-3, 11-9. Quarterfinals Timea Babos, Hungary, and Kristina Mladenovic (7), France, vs. Vera Dush- evina, Russia, and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, 6-1, 6-2. Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, def. Anastasia and Arina Rodionova, Australia, 6-3, 6-4. Soccer MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA FC Dallas 3 0 1 10 6 1 Vancouver 3 1 0 9 5 4 San Jose 2 2 0 6 6 6 Salt Lake 1 0 2 5 5 4 Los Angeles 1 1 2 5 5 4 Houston 1 1 2 5 2 2 Kansas City 1 1 2 5 3 4 Seattle 1 1 1 4 5 3 Colorado 0 0 3 3 0 0 Portland 0 1 3 3 3 4 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA New York 2 0 1 7 5 2 D.C. United 2 1 0 6 2 2 N.Y. City FC 1 1 2 5 3 2 Orlando City 1 1 2 5 4 4 New England 1 2 1 4 2 6 Columbus 1 2 0 3 3 3 Toronto FC 1 2 0 3 4 5 Chicago 1 3 0 3 2 5 Montreal 0 1 2 2 2 3 Philadelphia 0 2 2 2 3 6 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Friday, April 3 D.C . U ni te d a t O rl an do C it y, 4 p .m . Saturday, April 4 Toronto FC at Chicago, noon New England at Colorado, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Houston at Seattle, 7 p.m. FC Dallas at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 5 Salt Lake at San Jose, 2 p.m. Philadelphia at Kansas City, 4 p.m. Odds GLANTZ-CULVER LINE For April 1 NCAA Tournament SATURDAY Final Four At Indianapolis Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog Kentucky 5 (131) Wisconsin Duke 5 (1391/2) Michigan St. CBI Tournament TONIGHT Championship Series Game Two at La.-Monroe 11/2 (125) Loy. of Chicago NBA Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog at Charlotte 5 (1951/2) Detroit at Washington 13 (1941/2) Philadelphia San Antonio 81/2 (203) at Orlando at Boston 21/2 (200) Indiana Brooklyn 91/2 (193) at New York Chicago 3 (1911/2) at Milwaukee Toronto 61/2 (206) at Minnesota at Thunder 41/2 (217) Dallas at Houston 14 (211) Sacramento at Utah 4 (1901/2) Denver at Portland 31/2 (2091/2) Clippers New Orleans 7 (194) at Lakers NHL Favorite Line Underdog Toronto -140/+120 at Buffalo at Pittsburgh -200/+170 Philadelphia at Anaheim -320/+250 Edmonton at San Jose -160/+140 Colorado Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball Office OF THE Commissioner OF Base- ba ll : S us pend ed f re e a ge nt m in or l ea gu e LHP Jose Mijares 50 games, following a second positive test for a drug of abuse in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. American League Boston Red Sox: Released RHP Felipe Paulino. Kansas City Royals: Released INF Rafael Furcal. Los Angeles Angels: Optioned RHP Nick Tropeano to Salt Lake (PCL). Minnesota Twins: Optioned LHP Aaron Thompson to Rochester (IL). Seattle Mariners: Released and re- signed OF Endy Chavez, OF Franklin Gutierrez and LHP Joseph Saunders to minor league contracts. Tampa Bay Rays: Released INF Alexi Casilla. Texas Rangers: Traded INF Elliot Johnson to the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations. Released RHP Jamey Wright from his minor league contract. Optioned RHP Nick Tepesch to Round Rock (PCL). Toronto Blue Jays: Reassigned LHP Jeff Francis, OF Caleb Gindl and INF Jonathan Diaz to minor league camp. Optioned C Josh Thole to Buffalo (IL). Released OF Dayan Viciedo and INF Ramon Santiago. National League Atlanta Braves: Release RHP Jose Veras. Announced OF Zoilo Almonte cleared waivers and was sent outright to Gwin- nett (IL). Colorado Rockies: Optioned INF Charlie Culberson to Albuquerque (PCL). Traded C Audry Perez to Baltimore for cash. Los Angeles Dodgers: Agreed to terms with RHP Freddy Garcia on a minor league contract. Assigned RHP Mike Adams to Oklahoma City (PCL). Miami Marlins: Released RHP Nick Mas- set. Reassigned INF Reid Brignac and Ofs Tyler Colvin and Cole Gillespie to minor league camp. Milwaukee Brewers: Optioned C Juan Centeno, INF Matt Clark, INF-OF Jason Rogers and RHP Rob Wooten to Colorado Springs (PCL). Reassigned C Nevan Ashley, OF Matt Long and RHP Ariel Pena to minor league camp. New York Mets: Optioned LHP Dario Alvarez to Las Vegas (PCL). Philadelphia Phillies: Placed OF Domonic Brown on the 15-day Dl, retroactive to March 27. Pittsburgh Pirates: Optioned RHPs John Holdzkom and Rob Scahill to Indianapo- lis (IL). Reassigned RHP Blake Wood to minor league camp. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA: Fined Los Angeles Clippers F Glen Davis $15,000 for kicking a seat cushion into the spectator stands during a March 29 game at Boston. Women's National Basketball Association Los Angeles Sparks: Named Curt Miller assistant coach. Phoenix Mercury: Re-signed F DeWanna Bonner. USA Basketball USAb: Named Michelle Clark-Heard assistant coach for the 2015 U.S. Pan American women's team. FOOTBALL National Football League Arizona Cardinals: Signed QB Chandler Harnish to a one-year contract. Baltimore Ravens: Signed QB Matt Schaub to a one-year contract. Carolina Panthers: Signed LB Jason Trusnik to a one-year contract. Green Bay Packers: Re-signed DT Letroy Guion and DT B.J. Raji. Oakland Raiders: Released DT Antonio Smith. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015 2 B